16-03-2020, 03:52 PM
Pulling into the supermarket carpark (just some random panic buying, we've run out of pine nuts !!!) I lost drive. All gears engage, the transmission seems to be connected, the clutch feels normal but on letting it out, initially it slipped and then totally lost connection.Walk back to the workshop and collect it on the trailer.
No loud bang or clunk, the engine starts and runs so I assume the flywheel hasn't fallen off. The inspection cover shows the flywheel in place and running true so there seems to be a break somewhere behind that. I can engage any gear ( by the feel of it ) and the transmission aft of the gearbox seems to be continuous. With the rear jacked up there seems to be motion forward from the diff, both wheels turned the same(and opposite) directions turns the gearbox end of the prop shaft. Rolling the car back and forth certainly turns the shaft at the front end. Is there a dog, keyway,spline in the gearbox which can be discombobulated and cause a loss or is there nought for it but to pull the engine for further investigation?
No loud bang or clunk, the engine starts and runs so I assume the flywheel hasn't fallen off. The inspection cover shows the flywheel in place and running true so there seems to be a break somewhere behind that. I can engage any gear ( by the feel of it ) and the transmission aft of the gearbox seems to be continuous. With the rear jacked up there seems to be motion forward from the diff, both wheels turned the same(and opposite) directions turns the gearbox end of the prop shaft. Rolling the car back and forth certainly turns the shaft at the front end. Is there a dog, keyway,spline in the gearbox which can be discombobulated and cause a loss or is there nought for it but to pull the engine for further investigation?